Chōsokabe Motochika
Chōsokabe Motochika | |
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| 長宗我部 元親 | |
Portrait of Chōsokabe Motochika | |
| Head of Chōsokabe clan | |
| In office 1560–1599 | |
| Preceded by | Chōsokabe Kunichika |
| Succeeded by | Chōsokabe Morichika |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yasaburō 1539 |
| Died | July 11, 1599 (aged 59–60) |
| Relations | Chōsokabe Kunichika (father) Kōsokabe Chikayasu (brother) Chosokabe Nobuchika (son) |
| Nickname(s) | "Little Princess" (Himewako) "Little Demon" (Oniwako) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Chōsokabe clan Ichijō family Toyotomi clan |
| Rank | Daimyo, Kunai-shō |
| Unit | Chōsokabe clan |
| Commands | Okō Castle |
| Battles/wars | Tosa Campaign (1562-1575) Battle of Shimantogawa (1575) Iyo Campaign (1579) Battle of Nakatomigawa (1582) Battle of Hiketa (1583) Invasion of Shikoku (1585) Kyushu Campaign (1586-1587) Siege of Shimoda (1590) Korean Campaign (1592) San Felipe incident (1596) |
Chōsokabe Motochika (長宗我部 元親; 1539 – July 11, 1599) was a daimyō in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku region.